January 2008 CADE Decisions
The Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association made the following accreditation decisions at its January 24-26, 2008 meeting. Accreditation action definitions are as follows:
Developmentally Accredited — program not previously accredited that has not had a site visit and is being implemented according to the CADE eligibility requirements and accreditation standards (ERAS).
Provisional Accreditation — program not previously accredited that meets the graduate degree integrated demonstration program requirements.
Candidacy for Accreditation — program not previously accredited that has had one site visit and is being implemented according to the CADE ERAS.
Initial and Continued Accreditation — program that has had one or more site visits and is in compliance with ERAS.
Probationary Accreditation — program fails to comply with ERAS or published policies and has been given a time period for coming into compliance.
Accreditation Withdrawn — program fails to comply with ERAS or published policies within the specified time period.
Substantial Equivalency — program located outside the US and its territories that meets the CADE eligibility requirements for non-US-based programs, has had a site visit and is in compliance with the Accreditation Standards.
Candidacy for Accreditation (Following a Site Visit) Initial Accreditation (Following a Site Visit) Dietetic Technician Program Didactic Program in Dietetics
Dietetic Internship
Baptist Health System, San Antonio, Texas
Dietetic Internship
North Shore-Long Island Jewish Health System, Manhasset, New York
Cosumnes River College, Sacramento, California
Continued Accreditation (Following a Site Visit)
Dietetic Internships
Sarasota Memorial Hospital, Sarasota, Florida
Division of Public Health, Atlanta, Georgia
North Oaks Health System, Hammond, Louisiana
New York-Presbyterian Hospital, New York, New York
Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio
Michael E. DeBakey VA Medical Center, Houston, Texas
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
Eastern Illinois University, Charleston, Illinois
Cincinnati State & Technical College, Cincinnati, Ohio
Continued Accreditation (Following Program Assessment Report or Interim Report)
Dietetic Internships
Oakwood College, Oakwood, Alabama
Danbury Hospital, Danbury, Connecticut
Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Hunter College, New York, New York
Coordinated Program in Dietetics
University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
Didactic Programs in Dietetics
University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, Arkansas
Harding University, Searcy, Arkansas
University of California-Berkeley, Berkeley, California
Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, Illinois
Life University, Marietta, Georgia
University of Maine, Orono, Maine
Andrews University, Berrien Springs, Michigan
Minnesota State University, Mankato, Minnesota
University of Akron, Akron, Ohio
Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri
Cornell University, Ithaca, New York
Hunter College, New York, New York
University of Tennessee at Martin, Martin, Tennessee
Remove Probation and Grant Initial Accreditation
Didactic Programs in Dietetics
Langston University, Langston, Oklahoma
Delaware State University, Dover, Delaware
Removed Probation and Continued Accreditation (Following Interim Report or Program Assessment Report)
Dietetic Internship
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois
Didactic Programs in Dietetics
Meredith College, Raleigh, North Carolina
Texas Southern University, Houston, Texas
Removed Probation and Continued Accreditation (Following Investigation of a Complaint)
Dietetic Internship
Texas WIC Dietetic Internship, Austin,Texas
Placed On Probationary Accreditation (Following an Interim Report)
Didactic Program in Dietetics
University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona
Placed On Probationary Accreditation and Conduct a Focused Site Visit (Following a Site Visit)
None
Continued On Probationary Accreditation and Conduct a Focused Site Visit (Following a Site Visit or Program Assesment Report)
None
Conduct a Focused Site Visit (Following an Interim Report or Major Change Request)
None
Initial Accreditation Denied and Withdraw Developmental Accreditation (Following a Site Visit)
None
Continued Accreditation Denied and Withdraw Accreditation (Following a Site Visit)
None
Major Program Changes — Approved
Dietetic Internships
California State University Northridge, Northridge, California and Northeast Valley Health Corporation, San Fernando, California — Combine two accredited programs into one program
McNeese State University, Lake Charles, Louisiana — Add master’s degree
Marywood University, Scranton Pennsylvania — Combine two accredited programs into one program
Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California — Combine two accredited programs into one program
University of Washington, Seattle, Washington — Combine two accredited programs into one program
Dietetic Technician Programs
Shoreline Community College, Seattle, Washington — Place program on inactive status
Community College of Allegheny County, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvnia — Add distance education track for DPD graduates
Programs Closing Voluntarily — Withdrawing from Accreditation
Fordham University, Tarrytown, New York — August 31, 2008Dietetic Technician Program
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania — May 31, 2012
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